David Willis Ed Mccullough (32 results)

Condition: good. Fast Free Shipping â" Good condition. It may show normal signs of use, such as light writing, highlighting, or library markings, but all pages are intact and the book is fully readable. A solid, complete copy that's ready to enjoy.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Condition: Good.

Condition: Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. Wars of the Irish Kings A Thousand Years of Struggle from the Age of.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. DJ Very Good. Size: Large Octavo.

Hardcover. Condition: Used - Good.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: As New.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. blue & black 1/2 cloth hardbound 4to ~ 4º (quarto). large book. dustwrapper in protective brodart book jacket cover. vg cond. binding square & tight. covers have a few faint spots. minor fading to spine cloth. edges clean. contents free of markings. dustwrapper in vg+ cond. bit of rubbing at top & bottom of spine, not price clipped (no price listed). good reading copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc~. History Book Club edition. color endpaper maps. xxiv+392p. chronology. sources. biblio. index. 27 full color plates. ancient history. medieval history. world history. ancient literature. strabo. herodotus. diodorus siculus. livy. polybius. julius caesar. tacitus. ammianus marcellinus. procopius. edward gibbon. claudian. priscus. jordanes. anglosaxon chronicle.annals of st bertin. ibn fadlan. geraldus cambrensis. juvaini. c de bridia. matthew paris. ibn arabshah. robert the monk. usamah ibn murshid. doukas. goths. vikings. vandals. huns. celts. gengis khan. mongols. tatars. tamerlane. the crusades. ~ The very word "barbarians" conjures up images of savage warriors, cruel conquerors, and battles marked by ruthless carnage. This compilation of primary sources presents dozens of striking accounts of the exotic customs and fierce deeds of those considered barbarians by the writers of these eyewitness reports. The authors, mostly near~contemporaries of the events they describe, range from classical historians like Herodotus and Tacitus, to generals, ambassadors, and ordinary soldiers. In often colorful prose, they describe the exploits of legendary warriors such as Attila the Hun, Genghis Khan, and Tamerlane (reputed to erect pyramids of skulls before the gates of captured cities), along with Viking raids, Mongol invasions, epic battles, and general depravity. Beginning with an excerpt from Strabo's Geograply, Chronicles of the Barbarians takes the reader from the ancient world of the Scythians~considered barbarians not least because they couldnt speak Greek~through centuries of bloody warfare between the Romans and various foes: Britons, Germans, Gauls, and Goths of every type. By the time Attila's Huns swooped down on Europe in the fifth century, the term " barbarian" had taken on darker overtones. Huns, Vandals, Vikings, and Mongols were seen not only as Peoples who held different beliefs and practiced strange customs but as creatures of the devil and paradoxically, as instruments of God's wrath. Chronicles culminates with a fascinating chapter on the Crusades, juxtaposing the accounts of a Norman knight and a Syrian soldier each thinking of the other as the barbarian, the infidel. Together with brief introductions placing each piece in context, these narratives provide a fascinating look at the underbelly of history, from ancient Greece up to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Indeed, in a sense, the barbarians can be considered true modernizers, for although we tend to think of them as looters and pillagers, they permeated the cultures they clashed with on every level, changing western civilization forever. As David Willis McCullough points out in his introduction, "We, surely, are the descendants not of those civilized toga wearers but of the vigorous, trouser~wearing mmigrant barbarians fron nowhere.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st edition. Dust Jacket is in near-fine condition, without tears or chips. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Military & Warfare; ISBN: 0812930827. ISBN/EAN: 9780812930825. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 19158.…

Presumed 1st edition. Includes 2 novels (The Chill by Ross MacDonald & Death Notes by Ruth Rendell), a novella (The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zanwill), plus stories by Sayers, Chesterton, Christie, Gulik, Faulkner, Hammett, Crispin, Chandler, Queen, Stout, Bradbury, James, Westlake, McBain. Nice bright tight HB copy. 6-1/2 x 9-1/2, 728 pp, Fine unmarked; in Fine bright jacket. Hardcover in white/gray boards w gilt titling; in color illus jacket.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Presumed First. Presumed first edition (stated FE with number line ending with a 2), hardcover, has minor bowing to the covers, very slight bumps to spine ends and cover corners, and a touch of very faint soiling to edges of text block, otherwise a solid, tight VG copy in a VG+ dust jacket, which has very slight bumps to spine ends and corners, faint rubbing with very minor edgewear to covers, a touch of sunning to spine, and a couple very small sticker remnants to tail of rear cover.…

hardcover. DJ VG: clean, unclipped. 8vo. 392pp. from front flap: "Beginning wtih an excerpt from Strabo's Geography, Chronicles of the Barbarians takes the reader from the ancient world of the Scythians--considered barbarians not least because they couldn't speak Greek--through centuries of bloody warfare between the Romans and various foes: Britons, Germans, Gauls, and Goths of every type. By the time Attila's Huns swooped down on Europe in the fifth century, the term "barbarian" had taken on darker overtones." #04470. Book VG+: clean, square, tight, unmarked.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. Pp: xxxi + 348. Gilt titles: sp. Frontis. Illust. w/ colour & b/w maps, prints, photos, facsim. docs. & paintings. Black bds. Decorative endpapers. Tales of the early Irish wars of legend and history. A thousand years of struggle from the age of myth through the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Includes glossary of common Irish words used in place-names, a guide to pronunciation, sources, additional bibliography & index.A grand survey of medieval Irish literature and history and the internal conflicts between the myriad Irish kingdoms. An introduction to medieval Irish history.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING of this hardcover book. Black paper boards with gold foil lettering on spine. Boards are rigid and warp-free. Spine is flat and square. Corners are crisp. No previous owner marks (no names, no underlining, no bookplates, etc). No remainder marks. Several tiny light-colored dots on top of book block. Interior pages are clean, crisp and bright. DUST JACKET complete, NOT clipped. Almost perfect, showing only the slightest hint of rubbing or wear. Slight outward bow at bottom of jacket. Vivid and glossy! Will be protected with an archival book jacket cover. Photos coming! In the meantime, contact us now to request pictures of the ACTUAL book you will receive. All of our books are in-stock and ready to be shipped immediately. Oversized/Heavy and may require extra postage for Priority and/or International shipping. Synopsis Introduction: Nothing But Trouble, Mythical Wars and Warriors, Introduction, The Second Battle of Moytura, The Cattle Raid of Cooley: Cuchulain, The Palace of the Quicken Trees: Finn MacCool, The Frenzy of Sweeney, Kings and Battles, Introduction, Brief Sketches of Three Irish Kings, The Annals of the Four Masters: Ninth- and Tenth-Century Entries, The Vikings, Introduction, The War of the Gaedhil with the Gaill: The Early Viking Raids, The Freeing of Cellachain, King of Munster, Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf, Introduction, Njal's Saga: A Viking Account, The War of the Gaedhil with the Gaill: An Irish Account, The Norman Invasion, Introduction, The Normans Arrive, 1169, The Song of Dermot and the Earl: Another Version of the Invasion, Henry II Comes to Ireland, John De Courcy and the Conquest of Ulster, Introduction, The Book of Howth: The Northern Conquest Begins, 1177, The Scots, Introduction, Edward Bruce Invades Ireland, Ireland During the Bruce Invasion, Warfare in the Kingdom of Thomond, Introduction, The Triumphs of Thurlough: The Battle of Dysert O'Dea, The Battle of Axe Hill, Introduction, The Book of Howth: Battle of Knockdoe, Hugh O'Neill Triumphant, Introduction, The Annals of the Four Masters: The Battles of Clontibret and Yellow Ford, O'Neill's Victories, The Papers of Sir John Harington: Essex and Elizabeth, The Battle of Kinsale, Introduction, The Annals of the Four Masters: O'Donnell and O'Neill Head South to Kinsale, An Englishman's Siege and Battle Diary, The Annals of the Four Masters: The Battle of Kinsale, An Irish View, Afterword: The Flight of the Earls. The book then includes a Glossary of Common Irish Words Used in Place-Names, A Guide to Pronunciation, Sources, Additional Bibliography, and Index.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Large book, black spine and boards, light white smudge at bottom front right, gilt lettering very bright on spine, aerial view of battle in color inside covers and adjacent end papers, 348 pages plus brief biographical note, maps and photos on heavy photo paper throughout. Very Good+.…

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.